ASTRO GAMING JOINS AS MAIN SPONSOR FOR DREAMHACK OPEN 2018

ASTRO Gaming Join as Main Sponsor for DreamHack Open 2018

May 5, 2018
Stockholm

DreamHack and ASTRO Gaming joined forces in 2017 for DreamHack Open and the partnership has now been extended into 2018, set to bring DreamHack Open live from 8 live events in Europe and North America with $800,000 in prize money on the line.

DreamHack Open is returning for its seventh year running and will in 2018 once again feature the popular team-based FPS game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, each event featuring 8 teams competing live for a $100,000 prize pool. DreamHack Open will be featured at 8 of DreamHack’s gaming festival events across Europe and North America, with the first having taken place in Leipzig, Germany in January.

“It’s a great honor to have ASTRO extend their commitment to DreamHack’s longest running esports property. DreamHack Open is an important event for the ecosystem currently in CS:GO, where many events only cater to the top tier of teams. DreamHack Open is a perfect setting for aspiring teams looking to make an entry,” said Marc Winther, Project Manager at DreamHack AB, “Thanks to ASTRO’s support we’ll be able to continue to level up DreamHack Open as well as bring a great and important product to teams, viewers and event visitors. We are very excited about 2018 and our continued expansion made possible with great partners!”

DreamHack Open was launched in 2012, and as DreamHack’s premier esports circuit enters its seventh year, over $3.1 million in prize money has been awarded to gamers and is furthermore one of the longest running esports tournament circuits in the world.

“One of our primary goals at ASTRO Gaming is continuing to expand our support of global esports, and DreamHack’s efforts and vision for collaboration in this space continues to be a benchmark that we look for in partners. With an amazing first year as an official sponsor behind us, we are very proud to continue our support of both the CS:GO and Rocket League communities for the 2018 season of the DreamHack Open as their Official Headset Partner. “ said Walter Duccini, Head of ASTRO Brand – EMEA

ASTRO will be on site at selected events throughout the year and will assist DreamHack with the on stage audio and communications setup for teams and players at multiple events.

Keep up to date with all things DreamHack Open, check out the hashtag #DHOpen, make sure to follow @DreamHackCSGO on Twitter, @DreamHackCSGO on Facebook for live updates, and visit open.dreamhack.com for information and updates regarding future events.

ABOUT ASTRO GAMING

ASTRO Gaming creates premium video gaming equipment and lifestyle products for professional gamers, content creators, leagues and enthusiasts. ASTRO Gaming was spun-off from design powerhouse ASTRO Studios, known in the gaming world for designing the Xbox 360®, along with Alienware™ and HP® Gaming PCs. ASTRO Gaming produces a line of gamer-centric “tech-life” products that support this rapidly growing community. All ASTRO Gaming products are available at www.astrogaming.com, www.astrogaming.co.uk, www.astrogaming.de, and www.astrogaming.fr

ABOUT DREAMHACK

DreamHack is the world’s largest computer festival. DreamHack’s core, and origin is the LAN party, with two major festivals in Sweden, DreamHack Summer in June and DreamHack Winter in November. DreamHack also arranges festivals, events and competitions in several locations in Europe and North America.
The events are a platform for esport, knowledge and creative competitions, music acts, lectures by game developers, Internet & game culture, cosplay, the fair DreamExpo and much much more. DreamHack is also a production company with a focus on gaming, esports, music and arena productions for both traditional TV and the Internet.

During 2016 DreamHack had 233,000 visitors to its events and more than 135 million viewers who followed the live broadcast online. More information is available on www.dreamhack.com